What was found
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURING TAXI. STEERING COLLAR BEARING (FIG 1), THE FWD HALF OF THE STEERING COLLAR BEARING ASSY, PN 69-61785-8 (ITEM 155, CMM 32-21-48) WAS FOUND FRACTURED AT THE UPPER FLANGE ANTI-ROTATION LUG. UPPER BRACKET (FIG 1) THE UPPER BRACKET PN 69-62214-1 (ITEM 200, CMM 32-21-48) WAS FOUND TO HAVE FRACTURED. STEERING PLATE (FIG 2) THE UPPER STEERING PLATE PN 65-46210-33 (ITEM 70, CMM 32-21-58) AND LOWER STEERING PLATE PN 65-46210-34 (ITEM 75, CMM 32-21-58) WERE FOUND SUBJECT TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THIS IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF THIS MODE OF NLG STEERING SYS FAILURE TO BE SEEN BY MFG.